A Gallery of Good Works: The Best Films of 2007

By PopMatters Staff

From Julian Schnabel's artsy The Diving Bell and the Butterfly to the legendary Coen Brothers splendid adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's No Country for Old Men, PopMatters counts down the 30 best films of 2007. [11 January 2008]

Performance Art: The Best Acting of 2007 - Male

By PopMatters Staff

From the tender and eerie precision of Sam Riley's depiction of Joy Division singer Ian Curtis in Control to yet another superlative performance by Daniel Day-Lewis in There Will Be Blood, PopMatters highlights the best male actors of 2007. [9 January 2008]

There Will Be Blood

By Jesse Hassenger

However fictional, Daniel Plainview is like history come to life -- more Frankenstein's monster than wax doll. [8 April 2008]

There Will Be Blood

By Cynthia Fuchs

Land, oil, blood. There will be lots of all in Paul Thomas Anderson's stunning new movie. [4 January 2008]

There will be confusion: Deliberately vague films leave critic cold [24 February 2008]

To his latest director, Daniel Day-Lewis is ‘the man’ [4 January 2008]